Life strategy of Antarctic silverfish promote large carbon export in Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea

Abstract Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarcticum is the most abundant pelagic fish in the High Antarctic shelf waters of the Southern Ocean, where it plays a pivotal role in the trophic web as the major link between lower and higher trophic levels. Despite the ecological importance of this spe...

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Main Authors: Clara Manno, Erica Carlig, Pier Paolo Falco, Pasquale Castagno, Giorgio Budillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06122-8